COVID-19
How to slow the spread of Covid-19
Get Vaccinated!
Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective in helping people from serious illness or hospitalization.
Wear a Mask
Wear a mask that covers your mouth and nose when indoors and outdoors in crowded areas.
Social Distance
Social distance at least six feet away from those whom you do not live with.
Wash Your Hands
Wash your hands frequently and clean surfaces with disinfectant.
Avoid Attending Large Gatherings
Avoid attending large gatherings including those with members who do not live in the same household as you.
COVID-19 Vaccines Information
Updated: February 27, 2023 11:00 AM
Please click the Commissioner’s name below to learn why they got vaccinated.
Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective in helping people from serious illness or hospitalization.
For more information on Covid-19 Vaccines please visit the CDC.
Primary series:
CDC recommends everyone ages 6 months and older get a COVID-19 vaccine to help protect against COVID-19 infection.
- Pfizer: 5 years and older: two-dose series; 6 months to 4 years: three-dose series.
- Moderna: 6 months and older: two dose series.
- Novavax: 12 years and older: two dose series.
- Johnson & Johnson: 18 and older: one dose vaccination.
Need a replacement vaccine card?
Need Electronic proof of Covid-19 Vaccines? Please visit the link below to learn more, provided by Oregon Health Authority.
Voluntary Electronic COVID-19 Vaccine Record
A video on how to use the vaccine electronic record
OR
If you have misplaced/lost your Covid-19 vaccination card or your card has been destroyed please call Linn County Health Department at: 541-967-3888 ext 2500 or ext 2488
COVID-19 Vaccine Locations
| Location | City | Address | Phone | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walgreens | Albany | 1700 Pacific Blvd | 541-926-5214 | 3 years and older |
| CVS Pharmacy (Target) | Albany | 2255 14th AVE SE | 541-791-9566 | 5 years and older |
| Samaritan Geary Street Pharmacy | Albany | 1700 Geary Street SE | Schedule your appointment | 12 years and older |
| Samaritan Elm Street Pharmacy | Albany | 1010 SW 7th Ave | Schedule your appointment | 12 years and older |
| Safeway | Albany | 1990 14th Ave SE | 541-812-2380 | 5 years and older |
| Fred Meyer | Albany | 2500 Santiam Hwy | 1-866-211-5320 or Schedule at Fredmeyer.com | 5 years and older |
| Rite Aid | Albany | 1235 Waverly Dr SE | 541-928-8668 | 3 years and older |
| Costco | Albany | 3031 Killdeer Ave SE | 541-918-7043 | 3 years and older |
| Walmart | Albany | 1330 Goldfish Farm Road | 541-971-4052 | 12 years and older |
| Walgreens | Lebanon | 3300 Burdell Blvd | 541-451-3502 | 3 years and older |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Pharmacy | Lebanon | 675 N 5th St | Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. Schedule your appointment | 12 years and older |
| Walmart | Lebanon | 3290 S Santiam Hwy | 541-258-7400 | 12 years and older |
| Safeway | Lebanon | 1983 S Main | 541-259-5700 | 5 years and older |
| Rite Aid | Lebanon | 30 E Oak Street | 541-451-8020 | 3 years and older |
| Nova Urgent Care | Lebanon | 3400 Cooperative Way | 541-666-3305 | 12 years and older |
| Brownsville Pharmacy | Brownsville | 411 NE Main | 541-466-5112 | 18 years and older |
| Safeway | Sweet Home | 1540 Main Street | 541-367-0670 | 5 years and older |
Samaritan Health Services have Covid-19 vaccines. Phone Number: 855-441-2311
Please call above before to determine if an appointment is required.
Other Helpful Information
COVID-19 Testing Information
Updated: April 2023
If you have symptoms of COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 you should get a test about 5 days after the last contact with the person who has COVID-19, even if you have been vaccinated. There is a wide range of symptoms of COVID-19 that you may have, or no symptoms at all. The symptoms can include: fever, chills, cough, fatigue, body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea.
Community
- Call Primary Care Provider
- Samaritan Clinics
- Samaritan Urgent Care Walk – In Clinic – Lebanon: 35 Mullins Dr Ste 2, Lebanon, OR, 97355
- Samaritan Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic – Geary Street: 1700 SE Geary St, Albany, OR 97322
- Walgreens
- WALGREENS PHARMACY 11399: 3300 Burdell Blvd, Lebanon, OR, 97355
- WALGREENS PHARMACY: 1700 PACIFIC BLVD SE, Albany, OR 97321
- Rite Aid
- Willamette Valley Toxicology Laboratories
- Cost may vary
- Bestmed Urgent Care in Lebanon
- Cost may vary
- Linn County Health Department has Covid-19 test kits for our community on 4th Street location.
At-Home COVID-19 Testing
- USPS COVID-19 Test: You can order free at-home COVID-19 test online or by calling 1-888-677-1199
- iHealth COVID-19 Rapid Self-Test Kit: Informational video on how to use at-home COVID-19 test
Is my test expired?
Have your test handy and find the Lot No. on the back. Visit the iHealth Labs website to find out when your test actually expires.
Boosters
Please visit the CDC and Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines Including Boosters.
Positive COVID-19 Information
Updated: April 2023
Confirmed or Presumptive for Covid-19? Here’s what to do:
- Isolate – Stay home and avoid close contact with others.
- Notify your close contacts. Most people exposed to COVID-19, close contacts no longer need to quarantine. However, close contacts should be aware of their potential to become infected and infect others around them. Pay Attention by:
- Monitor for COVID-19 like symptoms for 10 days after their last exposure.*
- Staying home and get tested if symptoms develop.
- Wearing a well-fitting mask around other people for the 10 days following their last exposure.
- Considering testing approximately five days after their exposure.
- Following guidance for isolation if they test positive or develop COVID-19 symptoms
- *Monitoring yourself for symptoms of COVID-19 could include but is not limited to: Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea.
When is it safe to leave home?
- At least 24 hours have passed after you last had a fever (without using medicine to reduce your fever); and COVID-19 symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, diarrhea) are getting better; and
- At least 5 days have passed since the first day you got sick or since your first positive test for COVID-19.
- If you are unable to wear a mask when around others during 6-10 days of your isolation period, you should complete a 10-day isolation period at home instead.
- Some exceptions apply to Health Care Workers
Treatment Options for COVID-19
Tested Positive for Covid-19? Want treatment? Treatments are available for people with certain health conditions like chronic lung disease or cancer are at higher risk for hospitalization or death from COVID-19 infection, as are people older than 65.
- COVID-19 medications are now available through your doctor, local pharmacies, and health clinics.
- If you have COVID-19 symptoms and test positive, do not wait to get treated.
- You must take oral COVID-19 medication within 5 days of your first COVID-19 symptoms.
Conditions that increase risk for severe COVID-19 include, but are not limited to:
- Type 1 or 2 diabetes
- Depression or schizophrenia
- Chronic lung or heart diseases, including moderate to severe asthma
- Cancer
- Dementia or other neurological conditions
- Down syndrome
- Cystic fibrosis
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
- Age may be a factor that contributes to higher risk.
Check out the full list of eligible conditions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Oregon Health Authority’s full blog post is available here: COVID-19 treatments Paxlovid and Molnupiravir available to eligible patients: Oregon Vaccine News
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